Shepherd Neolithic
Shepherd Neolithic is a name given by archaeologists to a style (or industry) of small flint tools from the Hermel plains in the north Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. The Shepherd Neolithic industry has been insufficiently studied and was provisionally named based on a limited typology collected by Jesuit archaeologist "Père" Henri Fleisch. Lorraine Copeland and Peter J. Wescombe suggested it was possibly "of quite late date".
| Geographical range | Lebanon |
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| Period | Epipaleolithic |
| Dates | circa 10,200 B.C.E. — circa 8,800 B.C.E. |
| Type site | Qaa, Maqne |
| Major sites | Hermel, Kamouh el Hermel, Douris, Hermel, Kamouh el Hermel, Qalaat Tannour, Rayak North, Riha Station |
| Preceded by | Natufian culture |
| Followed by | Pre-Pottery Neolithic A |
Map of Lebanon showing important sites that were occupied in the Shepherd Neolithic (clickable map)
| The Stone Age |
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| ↑ before Homo (Pliocene) |
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| ↓ Chalcolithic |
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